Hardshell you are my hero! Looks like you have just about everything on my must have list and then a few more.

frankiestoys

September 17, 2009, 04:03 PM

Hardshell ,you showoff.:mad:
just kidding wish you were in my family

RP88

September 17, 2009, 04:04 PM

Dear God!

How do you keep track of them all?

HardShell

September 17, 2009, 04:10 PM

Dear God!

How do you keep track of them all?

Lotus 123 spreadsheets (seriously)

But I've only been doing this for 20 years now or so, I bet there are guys here with multiple times what I've accumulated... good or bad, I've just never been shy about sharing pics of them like some folks are.

RP88

September 17, 2009, 04:18 PM

I'd imagine it would be because if the tinfoil hattery was correct and the gov't came to 'take them back', then there would be so many that you'd still manage to be able to hide your favorites without raising suspicion :D

HardShell

September 17, 2009, 04:33 PM

I'd imagine it would be because if the tinfoil hattery was correct and the gov't came to 'take them back', then there would be so many that you'd still manage to be able to hide your favorites without raising suspicion :D

Never really thought of it that way... guess I need to pick up a few more at the gun show this weekend. ;)

Hardshell, you have 61 pistols, with plenty of derringers and enough evil-looking stuff and Glock fortaes to equip a platon:what: of gangbangs, but no Desert Eagle? :) Wow. I'm very envoius of your colection

HardShell

September 17, 2009, 05:49 PM

No Glock fortaes at all (all mine are either 9mm or .45ACP, although I once owned a .45GAP for a while) and no, the Desert Eagle's grip is far too large/uncomfortable for me (I'm 6'3", 300#, and wear 13EEE shoes, but have the petite hands of a girl :o ).

Like I said, that handgun group shot is old... I've added several Glocks since then, and even a few carbines that feed from Glock 9mm mags.

I just can't figure out how the heck everybody gets their guns to float in the air all surrounded in white like that......

Those above are professionally taken in a studio,digitally edited and so on........

I am certainly no photographer and I just took this picture minutes ago in my workshop using a $5 lightbox and some flood lights and a cheap digital camera.;)

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/dubbleA/Handguns/XDM40.jpg

Eightball

September 18, 2009, 12:15 PM

Care to explain the "$5 Lightbox", since I'm sure others will ask?

Nice pictures, by the way.

Warhawk83

September 18, 2009, 12:24 PM

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm37/abass_2008/DSCN0085.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm37/abass_2008/DSCN0077.jpg

bambam1723

September 18, 2009, 12:41 PM

Warhawk...What is the above rifle's caliber?

kiko1

September 18, 2009, 12:56 PM

I enjoy the guns more than the picture taking. No professional quality photos here, just the "family"!

HardShell

September 18, 2009, 01:52 PM

I enjoy the guns more than the picture taking. No professional quality photos here, just the "family"!

Very nice! A fellow CMP junkie, I presume? :)

kiko1

September 18, 2009, 02:12 PM

Thanks, Hardshell.

Actually, with the exception of 1 "white bag" carbine from CMP, I've picked these all up on the open market (gun shows, pvt. parties, auctions) over the past 10 years. Wish I'd started sooner!

c919

September 18, 2009, 02:35 PM

I just can't figure out how the heck everybody gets their guns to float in the air all surrounded in white like that......
Those above are professionally taken in a studio,digitally edited and so on........

I am certainly no photographer and I just took this picture minutes ago in my workshop using a $5 lightbox and some flood lights and a cheap digital camera.

For the record, I was just making a bad joke. I guess I just never did get the whole delivery part of jokes :confused: . My dad was a professional photographer, so I know a little bit about photography.

And BTW, the cheap lightbox is great for home pics of smaller stuff like handguns. Amazing what one can do with a little paper or clothes and some bright lights. Glad to see others employing the DIY lightboxes.

Dr.Rob

September 18, 2009, 02:49 PM

Next time some one says how many mags is enough?

The proper answer is enough to spell out your user name.

Warhawk83

September 18, 2009, 02:53 PM

Warhawk...What is the above rifle's caliber?

It's a .243, haven't had the pleasure of shooting it yet. I bought it one week ago today and it has rained every day since..:(

indoorsoccerfrea

September 18, 2009, 02:59 PM

Next time some one says how many mags is enough?

The proper answer is enough to spell out your user name.

I better start buying more mags...haha

mesinge2

September 18, 2009, 04:40 PM

M2 Carbine, that hard chrome makarov, did you send it out?

and if so where to?

Its a beautiful piece. I'm envious.

tuckerdog1

September 18, 2009, 05:05 PM

Hardshell,

I have also been at it for 20+ years. I'm not remotely close to a collection that size. Very well done.

You must be single:D

Tuckerdog1

HardShell

September 18, 2009, 05:10 PM

... You must be single:D...

Nope, very happily married with three small children...

... but it took us quite a while to have our first, so we were DINK for the first ten years of our marriage. That helps. :)

And my wife is a shooting/hunting/firearm enthusiast in her own right. That helps even more. :D

zombienerd

September 18, 2009, 07:27 PM

http://www.ccrvb.com/Bersa-s.jpg

shotgunjoel

September 18, 2009, 11:40 PM

M2 Carbine, you lucky dag, you got one of those Enfield-AK rifles! Also, I seriously hope that that is not an original stock on your carbine.

M60

September 19, 2009, 12:57 AM

Let me rummage around a little and see what I can find...

http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/589410535_D2wdr-L.jpg

http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/589410006_79wJH-L.jpg

http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/589400356_3o7FY-L.jpg

http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/589412246_HZUiB-L.jpg

http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/589405270_Kozw9-L.jpg

Bill2e

September 19, 2009, 09:58 AM

M60---AWESOME Stuff, I bet you have a blast at the range. Congrats & Enjoy:D:D:D:D

M60

September 19, 2009, 04:05 PM

M60---AWESOME Stuff, I bet you have a blast at the range. Congrats & Enjoy

I do have a great time! I don't shoot a lot, but I shoot the camera a lot. I don't own any of the machineguns that I photograph, but I sure do like takin' pics of people enjoying them.

What type of gun is this?
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg230/woodsy_2008/Guns/misc001.jpg

f451

September 23, 2009, 10:27 AM

Looks like a enfield 1917 maybe the third model, not sure. Very nice rifle. I had one that shot great and looked good too but htis one looks like the stocks have been freshly overhalled or replaced.

THE DARK KNIGHT

September 23, 2009, 10:48 AM

Whoops, that's not 922(r) compliant with the large magazine unless you've swapped out some internals on the gun.

Yeah he didn't change any internals, he's still got the stock trigger setup, and the stock buttstock and handguard. Only thing he could have changed was maybe the puck and piston which still makes him not 922r compliant. I don't think his MAK90 with 30 round mag is compliant either.

BruceB

September 23, 2009, 11:01 AM

Judging just from the photo, it's a circa-1955 #4 Mk2 .303 made by Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerly in Britain. The date and manufacturer ("ROF") should appear on the left receiver wall.

HardShell

September 23, 2009, 11:07 AM

Yeah he didn't change any internals, he's still got the stock trigger setup, and the stock buttstock and handguard. Only thing he could have changed was maybe the puck and piston which still makes him not 922r compliant. I don't think his MAK90 with 30 round mag is compliant either.

You can change the S-12 FCG out for US parts without relocating the trigger and guard a la most "conversions" -- IIRC, if he changed out the FCG and the puck/piston and only used US-made mags, he would be okay on parts-count.

(But it's been a while and my "922-math" may be off... and there's an imported mag in the picture. :uhoh:)

Well had to sell most of my stuff last year when I lost my job but have a few left....for now....:(

WASR-10 all straight and shoots everything but it has issues with Hollow Point ammo ...:confused:

Added a strikeforce kit to it a while back,would like to get a G2 kit in it soon.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww37/onesickpuppy/IMG_0044.jpg

Glock 17 - 9-11-01 edition with viridian green laser. ( the eaa witness is gone )...I will be buried with this piece....

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww37/onesickpuppy/IMG_0001.jpg

And my newest addition via my super awesome girlfriend last spring ....mossberg 930SPX 12GA. autoloader...best 12ga. I have owned / used,shoulders like a dream and fires as fast as I can pull the trigger,even mixed rounds....;)

As long as it's 40gr HV ammo then your good, I found some decent federal bulk packs in
Walmart that seem to feed and cycle well. Anything like the Remington golden box and it's a jam-o-matic.
It also needs to be kept super clean, complete break down is a bit labor intensive compared to other rifles.

maskedman504

September 28, 2009, 01:00 PM

Yeah he didn't change any internals, he's still got the stock trigger setup, and the stock buttstock and handguard. Only thing he could have changed was maybe the puck and piston which still makes him not 922r compliant. I don't think his MAK90 with 30 round mag is compliant either.

The internals have been changed since the pic. And the mags are USA made, not foreign.

And its not a MAK-90, its a Hungarian SA-85m that I bought pre-ban in 1988.

And that is a 40 round RPK mag.

Thanks for the concern.

And you don't know what I have or have nor done- becareful making assumptions. :rolleyes:

The internals have been changed since the pic. And the mags are USA made, not foreign.

And its not a MAK-90, its a Hungarian SA-85m that I bought pre-ban in 1988.

And that is a 40 round RPK mag.

Thanks for the concern.

And you don't know what I have or have nor done- becareful making assumptions. :rolleyes:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc99/maskedman504/IMG_1249.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc99/maskedman504/IMG_1250.jpg
Even though the mags are USA-made, you're still over the parts count for foreign guns. :)

HardShell

September 28, 2009, 03:16 PM

Even though the mags are USA-made, you're still over the parts count for foreign guns. :)

Like I said above, not necessarily.

The S-12, as imported, has 14 "countable" parts under 922 (13 for those without threading/muzzle device), so at least 4 must be eliminated if you want it to no longer be considered "imported" under the law. (ETA: 5 if the PG in question is imported.)

The magazine counts for three of those (body, follower, floorplate), so as long as he has changed out at least one internal imported part for a domestic part (or two if the PG is imported) and exclusively uses USA-made mags, he should be okay.

I personally wouldn't trust the mag as part of my mandatory count unless I sold/got rid of all imported mags/mag parts... and even then I would be leery. (Just me.)

But he said he swapped internals, so I'd give him the benefit of the doubt, personally. :)

ETA: http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=18530

Floppy_D

September 28, 2009, 03:21 PM

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/toys.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/100_6058.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/100_5693.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/100_6078.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/100_6298.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/027.jpg

And this would be 10 shots at 25yds from the grey one:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/floppy_d/100_6161.jpg

maskedman504

September 28, 2009, 03:35 PM

Even though the mags are USA-made, you're still over the parts count for foreign guns.

All of my guns are compliant and have been checked over by a professional gunsmith and FFL.

PTK

September 28, 2009, 03:44 PM

So you're miffed that people are concerned that you were breaking a law? You're actually annoyed that people want you NOT to get arrested? :scrutiny:

T/C Renegade .54, I haven't finished the recoil pad, I just profiled it a couple of days ago to zero the scope this past Saturday.
http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/44613/2549408270033885154S600x600Q85.jpg

Some of the family pictures below...
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt284/viher_photos/IMG_0697sm.jpg
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt284/viher_photos/armas/EBRPicture034.jpg
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt284/viher_photos/armas/EBRPicture037.jpg

hammerklavier

September 28, 2009, 10:17 PM

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc81/jbabbler/pistols/IMG00341.jpg

I like pocket pistols, what's this one?

Jbabbler

September 28, 2009, 10:54 PM

That's a Kel Tec P3AT. I made the little kydex holster and pocket carry it with the clip. It looks like a knife sticking out of my pocket. since only the clip shows. When I draw it the "hook" of the holster grabs the pocket and the gun pops out . Works like a charm.

My wife actually carrys this one 99% of the time but I carried it a great deal on vacation in Kissimmee/Orlando this year.